Advanced Research Fellow
- About
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- Email Address
- mabdalla@abdn.ac.uk
- School/Department
- School of Biological Sciences
Biography
After obtaining my MSc degree, in crop production ecology, from Wageningen University, the Netherlands I moved to Ireland where I got a PhD degree in plant ecophysiology and biogeochemistry from Trinity College Dublin, Botany department then, joined the department as a postdoc. I moved to the University of Aberdeen, School of Biological Sciences to work as a research fellow/modeller in 2012. I have been working/collaborating on different national, European and international projects to conduct interdisciplinary research studies/modelling on greenhouse gas emissions from soil, carbon and N biogeochemistry, land-use change, sustainability and climate change mitigation and adaptation. I have extensive experiences in measuring, monitoring, accounting, reporting and modelling greenhouse gas emissions, soil carbon sequestration, climate change mitigation and adaptation, land-use planning and nutrient management to achieve agricultural sustainability.
- Research
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Research Overview
My research interests include process based biogeochemical modeling, global change impacts on ecosystems, agricultural strategies to mitigate climate change, and agricultural sustainability.
Collaborations
I am collaborating with the Greenhouse gas Reseach groups in Trinity College Dublin, University College Dublin and Teagasc in Ireland.
Supervision
I am currently open to considering PhDs in Environmental Modelling. Feel free to reach out if you’d like to discuss your research ideas in more detail.
I also have three PhD proposals available for adoption:
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Modelling Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Scottish Agriculture: Implications for Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation.
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Optimizing Winter Cereal Crop Efficiency and Water Conservation in Scotland's Ever-Changing Climate.
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Enhancing Waste Management and Recycling Systems through Machine Learning.
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- Publications
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A systematic analysis and review of soil organic carbon stocks in urban greenspaces
Science of the Total Environment, vol. 948, 174788Contributions to Journals: ArticlesIntensified river salinization alters nitrogen-cycling microbial communities in arid and semi-arid regions of China
Eco-Environment and Health, vol. 3, no. 3, pp. 271-280Contributions to Journals: ArticlesOn the adjusted N2O emission factor in dry subhumid, semiarid, and arid regions
Global Change Biology, vol. 30, no. 7, e17402Contributions to Journals: Comments and Debates- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.17402
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Towards an integrated view on microbial CH4, N2O and N2 cycles in brackish coastal marsh soils: a comparative analysis of two sites
Science of the Total Environment, vol. 918, 170641Contributions to Journals: ArticlesGlobal cropland nitrous oxide emissions in fallow period are comparable to growing-season emissions
Global Change Biology, vol. 30, no. 2, e17165Contributions to Journals: ArticlesUnveiling Innovations in Grasslands Productivity and Sustainability
Agronomy, vol. 13, no. 10, 2537Contributions to Journals: ArticlesEvaluation of the ECOSSE Model for Estimating Soil Respiration from Eight European Permanent Grassland Sites
Agronomy, vol. 13, no. 7, 1734Contributions to Journals: ArticlesSimulating soil salinity dynamics, cotton yield and evapotranspiration under drip irrigation by ensemble machine learning
Frontiers in plant science, vol. 14, 1143462Contributions to Journals: ArticlesThe role of grassland for erosion and flood mitigation in Europe: A meta-analysis
Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment, vol. 348, 108443Contributions to Journals: Review articlesAn Overview of Permanent Grassland Grazing Management Practices and the Impacts on Principal Soil Quality Indicators
Agronomy, vol. 13, no. 5, 1366Contributions to Journals: ArticlesDevelopment of DNDC-BC model to estimate greenhouse gas emissions from rice paddy fields under combination of biochar and controlled irrigation management.
Geoderma, vol. 433, 116450Contributions to Journals: ArticlesPredicting Long-Term Effects of Alternative Management Practices in Conventional and Organic Agricultural Systems on Soil Carbon Stocks Using the DayCent Model
Agronomy, vol. 13, no. 4, 1093Contributions to Journals: ArticlesModelling methane emissions and grain yields for a double-rice system in Southern China with DAYCENT and DNDC models
Geoderma, vol. 431, 116364Contributions to Journals: ArticlesFactsheet: Liming grassland soils
Super-G. 3 pagesBooks and Reports: Other ReportsPredicted Soil Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Climate × Management Interactions in Temperate Grassland
Agronomy, vol. 12, no. 12, 3055Contributions to Journals: ArticlesAgroecology – a Rapid Evidence Review: Report prepared for the Committee on Climate Change
University of Aberdeen. 89 pagesBooks and Reports: Commissioned ReportsSoil Carbon Sequestration and Biochar
Greenhouse Gas Removal Technologies. Bui, M., Mac Dowell, N. (eds.). Royal Society of Chemistry, pp. 194 - 243Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters- [ONLINE] Link to publication
Impacts of crop type, management and soil quality indicators on background nitrous oxide emissions (BNE) from Chinese croplands: a quantitative review and analysis
Environmental Science: Atmospheres, vol. 2022, no. 2, pp. 563-573Contributions to Journals: ArticlesDoes liming grasslands increase biomass production without causing negative impacts on net greenhouse gas emissions?
Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Conference Proceedings- [ONLINE] https://www.super-g.eu/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/here-14.pdf
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Permanent grasslands in Europe: Land use change and intensification decrease their multifunctionality
Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment, vol. 330, 107891Contributions to Journals: ArticlesDoes liming grasslands increase biomass productivity without causing detrimental impacts on net greenhouse gas emissions?
Environmental Pollution, vol. 300, 118999Contributions to Journals: ArticlesEvaluation of the DNDC Model to Estimate Soil Parameters, Crop Yield and Nitrous Oxide Emissions for Alternative Long-Term Multi-Cropping Systems in the North China Plain
Agronomy, vol. 12, no. 1, 109Contributions to Journals: ArticlesCan cropland management practices lower net greenhouse emissions without compromising yield?
Global Change Biology, vol. 27, no. 19, pp. 4657-4670Contributions to Journals: Literature ReviewsA systematic analysis and review of the impacts of afforestation on soil quality indicators as modified by climate zone, forest type and age
Science of the Total Environment, vol. 757, 143824Contributions to Journals: Literature ReviewsEnsemble modelling, uncertainty and robust predictions of organic carbon in long-term bare-fallow soils
Global Change Biology, vol. 27, no. 4, pp. 904-928Contributions to Journals: ArticlesGlobal Research Alliance N2O chamber methodology guidelines: Summary of modeling approaches
Journal of Environmental Quality, vol. 49, no. 5, pp. 1168-1185Contributions to Journals: ArticlesCalibration and validation of the DNDC model to estimate nitrous oxide emissions and crop productivity for a summer maize-winter wheat double cropping system in Hebei, China
Environmental Pollution, vol. 262, pp. 114199Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2020.114199
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/15924/1/Abdalla_etal_EnvPoll_AAM.pdf
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Measurement of N2O emissions over the whole year is necessary for estimating reliable emission factors
Environmental Pollution, vol. 259, 113864Contributions to Journals: Literature Reviews- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2019.113864
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/15550/1/Smith_etal_EnvPoll_AAM.pdf
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A review of the impacts of land use change, climate zone, forest type and age on soil organic carbon and other soil quality indicators following afforestation
EGU General Assembly 2020Contributions to Conferences: AbstractsA critical review of the impacts of cover crops on nitrogen leaching, net greenhouse gas balance and crop productivity
Global Change Biology, vol. 25, no. 8, pp. 2530-2543Contributions to Journals: Literature Reviews- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.14644
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/12520/1/Abdalla_et_al_2019_Global_Change_Biology.pdf
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Carbon storage and greenhouse gas emissions of permanent grasslands in Europe
Contributions to Conferences: PapersEvaluation of four modelling approaches to estimate nitrous oxide emissions in China's cropland
Science of the Total Environment, vol. 652, pp. 1279-1289Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.10.336
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/13173/1/STOTEN_D_18_06694.pdf
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Scaling Soil Greenhouse Gas Emissions to the National Level
55 pagesBooks and Reports: Other ReportsCarbon storage and greenhouse gas emissions of permanent grasslands
Contributions to Conferences: PapersMeta-analysis of the differences of soil nitrous oxide emission factors between whole years and growing seasons
Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Conference ProceedingsCritical review of the impacts of grazing intensity on soil organic carbon storage and other soil quality indicators in extensively managed grasslands
Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment, vol. 253, pp. 62-81Contributions to Journals: Literature ReviewsProjecting soil under future climate and land use scenarios (Modelling)
Soil Carbon Storage: Modulators, Mechanisms and Modeling. Singh, B. K. (ed.). Academic Press, pp. 281-309, 29 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters (Peer-Reviewed)- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-812766-7.00009-3
Glastir Monitoring Evaluation Programme. Final report
Bangor, UK: NERC/Centre for Ecology HydrologyBooks and Reports: Other ReportsC-MIP: An international model inter-comparison simulating organic carbon dynamics in bare fallow soils
Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Conference ProceedingsEstimating the effect of nitrogen fertilizer on the greenhouse gas balance of soils in Wales under current and future climate
Regional Environmental Change, vol. 16, no. 8, pp. 2357-2368Contributions to Journals: ArticlesEmissions of methane from northern peatlands: a review of management impacts and implications for future management options
Ecology and Evolution, vol. 6, no. 19, pp. 7080–7102Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.2469
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/7577/1/Abdalla_et_al_2016_Ecology_and_Evolution.pdf
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Evaluation of Parametric Limitations in Simulating Greenhouse Gas Fluxes from Irish Arable Soils Using Three Process-Based Models
Agricultural Sciences, vol. 7, no. 8, pp. 503-520Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.4236/as.2016.78051
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/7695/1/AS_2016081615441225.pdf
Climate and soil functions: impacts on Soil processes and properties and future implications in the UK – a review
Contributions to Conferences: PapersEmissions of methane from northern peatlands: a review of management impacts and future implications
European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2016Contributions to Conferences: AbstractsMathematical Modeling of Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Agriculture for Different End Users
Synthesis and modelling of greenhouse gas emissions and carbon storage in agricultural and forest systems to guide mitigation and adaptation. Del Grosso, S., Parton, W., Ahuja, L. (eds.). American Society of Agronomy, pp. 197-227, 31 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: ChaptersParametric constraints across process-based models in simulating nitrous oxide emissions from arable fields.
Contributions to Conferences: Papers- [ONLINE] https://pub.epsilon.slu.se/14646/
Glastir Monitoring & Evaluation Programme: Second Year Annual Report to Welsh Government
NERC/Centre for Ecology Hydrology. 549 pagesBooks and Reports: Other ReportsIrish farms under climate change: is there a regional variation on farm responses?
Journal of Agricultural Science, vol. 153, no. 03, pp. 385-398Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0021859614000331
Simulation of CO2 and Attribution Analysis at Six European Peatland Sites Using the ECOSSE Model
Water, Air and Soil Pollution, vol. 225, 2182Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11270-014-2182-8
Assessing the combined use of reduced tillage and cover crops for mitigating greenhouse gas emissions from arable ecosystem
Geoderma, vol. 223-225, pp. 9-20Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoderma.2014.01.030
GLASTIR MONITORING & EVALUATION PROGRAMME FIRST YEAR ANNUAL REPORT
Glastir Monitoring and Evaluation Project - GMEP.. 250 pagesBooks and Reports: Other ReportsDetermining short term responses of Irish dairy farms under climate change
Journal of Agricultural Economics, vol. 63, no. 3, pp. 143-155Contributions to Journals: ArticlesSimulating the impacts of land use in Northwest Europe on Net Ecosystem Exchange (NEE): The role of arable ecosystems, grasslands and forest plantations in climate change mitigation
Science of the Total Environment, vol. 465, pp. 325-336Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2012.12.030
Conservation tillage systems: a review of its consequences for greenhouse gas emissions
Soil Use & Management, vol. 29, no. 2, pp. 199-209Contributions to Journals: Literature Reviews- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/sum.12030
Attributing greenhouse gas emissions associated with land use and land use change to direct and indirect human and natural drivers: a modelling study to estimate their relative importance
European Geosciences UnionContributions to Journals: AbstractsSimulation of ecosystem respiration (Reco) and attribution analysis on Six European peatland sites using the ECOSSE model.
Contributions to Conferences: Other ContributionsHow effective is reduced tillage-cover crop management in reducing N2O fluxes from arable crop soils?
Water, Air and Soil Pollution, vol. 223, no. 8, pp. 5155-5174Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11270-012-1268-4
Assessing the greenhouse gas budget of tillage mitigation options for arable systems.
Teagasc. 4 pagesBooks and Reports: Other Reports- [ONLINE] Project Final Report
Simulating the impacts of field management on present and future nitrous oxide emissions and biomass production from Irish agriculture
Contributions to Conferences: PapersChanges in soil moisture, microbial biomass, mineralization and nitrification explain increases in N2O emissions from a spring barley crop under combined reduced tillage and cover crop management
Geophysical Research Abstracts, vol. 14, no. EGU2012-11302Contributions to Journals: AbstractsPrediction of nitrous oxide emissions from Irish arable lands using the ECOSSE model
Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Conference ProceedingsSimulation of greenhouse gases and soil organic carbon stock changes in Irish cropland using the ECOSSE model
Contributions to Conferences: PapersApplication of DNDC and DayCent models to estimate present and future nitrous oxide emissions, soil respiration and biomass production from Irish agriculture
Contributions to Conferences: PapersEmissions of nitrous oxide from agriculture: responses to management and climate change
Understanding Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Agricultural Management. Guo, L., Gunasekara, A. S., McConnell, L. L. (eds.). American Chemical Society, pp. 343-370, 28 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters (Peer-Reviewed)- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/bk-2011-1072.ch018
Testing DNDC model for simulating soil respiration and assessing the effects of climate change on the CO2 gas flux from Irish agriculture
Global and Planetary Change, vol. 78, no. 3-4, pp. 106–115Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gloplacha.2011.05.011
Coupling the prediction of N2O, CO2 and CH4 from arable fields of Ireland using the ECOSSE model
Contributions to Conferences: PapersSimulating the impacts of field management on present and future nitrous oxide emissions and biomass production from Irish agriculture
Contributions to Conferences: PapersTesting DayCent and DNDC model simulations of N2O fluxes and assessing the impacts of climate change on the gas flux and biomass production from a humid pasture
Atmospheric Environment, vol. 44, no. 25, pp. 2961-2970Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosenv.2010.05.018
Simulation of N2O fluxes from Irish arable soils: effect of climate change and management
Biology and Fertility of Soils, vol. 46, no. 3, pp. 247-260Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00374-009-0424-5
Emissions of nitrous oxide from Irish arable soils: effects of tillage and reduced N input
Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems, vol. 86, no. 1, pp. 53-65Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10705-009-9273-8
Accounting for greenhouse gas sources and sinks in major Irish land-use categories: towards the establishment of a Co-ordinating Centre for FLUX measurements (CCFLUX)
Environmental Protection Agency (Ireland). 52 pagesBooks and Reports: Other ReportsEmissions of N2O from arable soils: effects of tillage, N input and climate change
Anadolu Journal of Agricultural Sciences, vol. 25, no. (S2), pp. 94-101Contributions to Journals: ArticlesEmissions of Nitrous oxide from arable soils: effects of tillage, reduced N input and climate change
Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Conference ProceedingsNitrous oxide fluxes and denitrification sensitivity to temperature in Irish pasture soils
Soil Use & Management, vol. 25, no. 4, pp. 376-388Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1475-2743.2009.00237.x
Application of the DNDC model to predict emissions of N2O from Irish agriculture
Geoderma, vol. 151, no. 3-4, pp. 327-337Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoderma.2009.04.021
Modelling the Impacts of Climate Change on Irish Cereal Crops
Contributions to Conferences: PapersSeminar: Modelling the Impacts of Future Climate Change on Irish Farming
Contributions to Conferences: PapersEffects of climate and management intensity on nitrous oxide emissions in grassland systems across Europe
Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment, vol. 121, no. 1-2, pp. 135-152Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2006.12.024
Emissions of Nitrous oxide from Irish arable soils
Contributions to Conferences: PapersEmissions of Nitrous oxide from Irish arable soils
Contributions to Conferences: PapersFluxes of CO2 and N2O from soils of a grazed pasture in Ireland
XX International Grassland Congress: Offered Papers. O'Mara, F., Wilkins, R., 't Mannetje, L., Lovett, D., Rogers, P., Boland, T. (eds.). Wageningen Academic Publishers, pp. 572, 1 pageChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters (Peer-Reviewed)Nitrous Oxide (N2O) Flux Monitoring over European Grasslands
France: INRA-Clermont FranceBooks and Reports: Other Reports